Express API Starter

How to use this template:

npx create-express-api --directory my-api-name

Includes API Server utilities:

• morgan
  • HTTP request logger middleware for node.js
• helmet
  • Helmet helps you secure your Express apps by setting various HTTP headers. It's not a silver bullet, but it can help!
• dotenv
  • Dotenv is a zero-dependency module that loads environment variables from a .env file into process.env
• cors
  • CORS is a node.js package for providing a Connect/Express middleware that can be used to enable CORS with various options.

Development utilities:

• nodemon
  • nodemon is a tool that helps develop node.js based applications by automatically restarting the node application when file changes in the directory are detected.
• eslint
  • ESLint is a tool for identifying and reporting on patterns found in ECMAScript/JavaScript code.
• jest
  • Jest is a delightful JavaScript Testing Framework with a focus on simplicity.
• supertest
  • HTTP assertions made easy via superagent.

Setup

npm install

Lint

npm run lint

Test

npm test

Development

npm run dev

TODO

• Setup Server
  • Install Dependencies
  • Install / Setup Linter
  • Setup Express App
  • Setup Not Found and Error Middlewares
• Model DB
  • What data will we store?
• Setup Mongoose Model(s)
• POST /bets
  • Create a new bet entry
• GET / bets
  • List all bet entries
• Setup Client
• Create Form to add a new entry
• Connect to Football API
• Setup Football API Widget
• Setup Table to show current bet
• Table to show leagues & stats
• Setup Auth
• DEPLOY!